Overview

The Data Science for Business course taught by École Polytechnique provides its students with a very sought-after double expertise across all sectors and industries. It aims to train dual-profile managers and data scientists to become tomorrow's entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, and data managers, who will go on to create impactful startups, disrupt business models and manage innovation.

Career Prospects

The MSc Data Science for Business aims to equip students with a double skill set in both science and business. The course helps students build a unique, dual-skilled profile tailored to the specific needs of 21st-century companies. This Program responds to the growing demand of companies for a new generation of data scientists and managers, who can deal with data pools on technological, scientific, and business.

During these two years, you will benefit from École Polytechnique and HEC’s network of industrial, research, and institutional partners. Upon graduation, you will have access to employment opportunities at top firms in a wide range of sectors:

Financial, banking, and insurance sector (BPCE, Natixis, BNP Paribas, Société Générale, Barclays, HSBC, AXA)

Telecommunications and digital (Orange, IBM, Google, Facebook, Criteo, start-ups)

Manufacturing IT industry

E-commerce and retail companies (Amazon, FNAC, Darty, Cdiscount…)

Consultancy agencies (McKinsey, Accenture, Cap Gemini…) and Business Intelligence (Keyris, Sopra Group, Capgemini Consulting, SAP-Business Object, SAS)

Data-driven marketing industry

Media and leisure industry

Outlets

Entrepreneurs

Data Scientist

Consultant

Business Developer

General Management

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Probability refresher

Mathematical foundations of data science

Statistics

Regression

R for Data Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-28 00:00:00

More details

November 13th - 5pm Paris time

February 12th - 5pm Paris time

April 30th - 5pm Paris time

May 28th - 5pm Paris time

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

140 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Palaiseau, France

Disciplines

Business Administration Business Intelligence Data Science & Big Data View 85 other Masters in Business Administration in France

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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90

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6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

M1 CANDIDATE’S PROFILE:

Hold a bachelor degree of at least three years having obtained 180 ECTS with a solid background in science and/or engineering.
Applicants may apply in the same year they obtain their degree.
English proficiency: IELTS (academic) 6.5, TOEFL 90.
French language proficiency is not required.

M2 CANDIDATE’S PROFILE:

Hold a master's degree or M1 with a solid background in science and/or engineering.
Applicants may apply in the same year they obtain their degree.
English proficiency: IELTS (academic) 6.5, TOEFL 90.
French language proficiency is not required.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

24650 EUR / year

≈ 24650 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

24650 EUR / year

≈ 24650 EUR / year

Additional Details

Application fee 110.00 EUR

Living costs

Palaiseau

France

640 - 950 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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